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  aat3 aap3   jyutping
  ya1   pinyin
[1] mortgage; pawn; pledge; stake [2] detain; take into custody; imprison [3] escort [4] signature; sign; mark [5] to rhyme


Standard pronunciation: aat3; variant pronunciation: aap3. Nasal-stop alternant: [on3]
Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 6311 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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detail  aat3 wan6  ya1 yun4 = rhyme; rime
detail  dai2 aat3  di3 ya1 = mortgage
detail  aat3 gwai6*2   = deposit
detail  aat3 hau6   = postpone; adjourn
detail  kau3 aat3  kou4 ya1 = detain; seize
detail  zoi3 dai2 aat3  zai4 di3 ya1 = remortgage
detail  aat3 gaai3  ya1 jie3 = send (a criminal or captive) under escort; escort
detail  aat3 gaai3 caai1  ya1 jie3 chai1 = the public official who escorts a criminal
detail  gwaan1 aap3  guan1 ya1 = to put in prison; to imprison
detail  ngaap3/jaap3 gou1   = to roll up (e.g., as in trouser cuffs)
detail  ngaap3/jaap3 hou2 gin6 saam1   = to tuck the shirt inside the trousers
detail  ngaap3/jaap3 gou1 fu3 goek3   = to roll up the trouser cuffs
detail  aat3 gam1  ya1 jin1 = cash deposit as collateral; cash pledge, deposit
detail  aat3 fun2 ce1  ya1 kuan3 che1 = armoured truck (for transporting money)
detail  sau1 aat3  shou1 ya1 = detain
detail  aap3 saa1 lung4  ya1 sha1 long2 = Absalom
detail  wo4 coeng1 daai6 aat3   = Wo Cheung Pawnshop
detail  lyun4 bong1 dai2 aat3 hip3 wui6*2  lian2 bang1 di3 ya1 xie2 hui4 = Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae, FNMA)
detail  lyun4 bong1 zyu6 zaak6*2 dai2 aat3 gung1 si1  lian2 bang1 zhu4 zhai2 di3 ya1 gong1 si1 = Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac, FHLMC)
detail  gei1 aat3  ji1 ya1 = take into custody; detain
detail  aat3 co3 zyu3   = back the wrong horse

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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